Sable Hydra

Sable Hydra

Description

The sable hydra is a darker, more formidable foe than a standard hydra, having adapted to life in the shadows. It is a reptilian horror with a crocodilian body and multiple heads on long, serpentine necks. Although its heads can be severed, the sable hydra magically regrows them in short order.

Hardy Water Dwellers. Hydras are natural swimmers, dwelling in rivers, along lakeshores, in ocean shallows, and in wetland bogs. A hydra rarely requires shelter from the elements, so it doesn’t normally have a lair. Only in colder climes are hydras drawn to the protection of sheltered caverns and ruins.

When a hydra sleeps, at least one of its heads remains awake and alert, making the creature difficult to catch by surprise.